Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, 2019. Directed by Midge Costin. Starring Walter Murch, Ben Burtt, Steven Spielberg, David Lynch, Sofia Coppola, and Ryan Coogler. SYNOPSIS: An exploration of the history, artistry, and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Rewind
Rewind, 2019. Directed by Sasha Joseph Neulinger. Starring Sasha Joseph Neulinger. SYNOPSIS: Digging through the vast collection of his father’s home videos, a young man reconstructs the unthinkable story of his boyhood and exposes vile abuse passed through generations. Is there a more noble use of filmmaking, especially the documentary form, than to lay one’s […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – A White, White Day
A White, White Day, 2019. Written and directed by Hlynur Pálmason. Starring Ingvar E Sigurðsson and Ída Mekkín Hlynsdóttir. SYNOPSIS: In a remote Icelandic town, an off duty police chief begins to suspect a local man for having had an affair with his wife, who recently died in a car accident. Gradually his obsession for […]
Black Lightning Season 3 Premiere Review – “The Book of Occupation: Chapter One: Birth of Blackbird”
Red Stewart reviews the season 3 premiere of Black Lightning… I’ve been trying to wrap my head around what exactly it is I just watched on TV last night. The thing that aired was supposedly the season 3 premiere of Black Lightning, yet to call it anything resembling good writing would be to drop the […]
Movie Review – Holiday Hell (2019)
Holiday Hell, 2019. Directed by Jeremy Berg, David Burns, Jeff Ferrell, and Jeff Vigil. Starring Jeffrey Combs, Joel Murray, Jeff Bryan Davis, Lisa Coronado, and Meagan Karimi-Nase. SYNOPSIS: On Christmas Eve, a woman enters a shop looking for a last-minute gift. She meets a mysterious shopkeeper (Combs) who tells her the horrific stories behind four […]
October Horrors 2019 Day 8 – Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein, 2019. Directed by James Whale Starring Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lancaster and Ernest Thesiger. SYNOPSIS: After his original creation has run amok, Dr Henry Frankenstein is recruited by his old mentor Dr Pretorius to collaborate on a horrific new creation; a bride for the monster. If there is one thing horror […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Honey Boy
Honey Boy, 2019. Directed by Alma Har’el. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, and Noah Jupe. SYNOPSIS: A young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. Braced somewhere between film-as-therapy and surreal performance-art project, Honey Boy is a Shia LaBeouf-penned collaboration with Alma […]
Blu-ray Review – Rabid (2019)
Rabid, 2019. Directed by The Soska Sisters. Starring Laura Vandervoort, Stephen Huszar, Greg Bryk, C.M. Punk, Lynn Lowry, and Ted Atherton. SYNOPSIS: A woman involved in a traffic accident has facial reconstruction surgery, with some icky results. It has been said before that anybody remaking a David Cronenberg film is incredibly brave, such is the […]
Video Review – Gemini Man (2019)
Gemini Man, 2019. Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, and Benedict Wong. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts on Gemini Man, a new film from Ang Lee that stars Will Smith in two roles. EJ dives into Ang Lee’s skills as a director, the very ’90s […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit, 2019. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates, and Taika Waititi. SYNOPSIS: Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is an enthusiastic member of Hitler’s army, so-much-so that his imaginary best friend is a manifestation of the Nazi leader (Taika Waititi). […]
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